A new company has entered the transportation insurance market with a goal to help move cargo through the supply chain faster. Spot cargo insurtech company MiKargo247.com provides freight brokers, 3PLs and motor carriers instant access to all-risk cargo insurance up to $1 million per load on land and rail in the U.S. and Canada. “We […]
Starting Tuesday, July 26, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will allow carriers to register to participate in the Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program, a combined effort with the Department of Labor that acts on the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s mandate to explore allowing younger drivers to operate interstate.
This year has been a hot one for mergers and acquisitions among trucking fleets, particularly among CCJ‘s Top 250 for-hire carriers. Deals among carriers of all sizes have popped up throughout the year, but there has been a substantial uptick early and mid-year among the country’s largest. Fleets and investment groups entered January with checkbooks in hand, and […]
Overall positivity rates in urine drug tests in the transportation/warehousing industry increased 4.4% in 2020 versus 5.5% in 2021 – a relative 25% increase year over year – according to data compiled by medical lab Quest Diagnostics. Almost 130,000 truck drivers have found themselves in the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse as of June 1. Nearly 97,000 are still in prohibited […]
Shelley SimpsonShelley Simpson has been appointed as president of J.B. Hunt Transport Services (CCJ Top 250, No. 3). The company’s Board of Directors elected Simpson, 50, as company president, effective Aug. 1. Over Simpson’s 28-year career at J.B. Hunt, she has served 15 years in executive leadership roles, most recently as chief commercial officer and executive […]
That probably sounds strange coming from a person who is a fuel economy testing evangelist. To be clear, I believe in testing devices to ascertain what type of fuel economy gains they can achieve. However, not all testing methods are equal, nor are all test results directly translatable to real-world fuel savings. And real-world fuel […]
Cargo thieves often conduct surveillance outside of distribution centers and follow trucks in hopes the driver will go directly to a truckstop for dinner or road snacks, a shower or just to rest before hitting the road. And that’s when they strike, stealing loads of goods that are often more valuable than the trailer itself. […]
United States Supreme Court on June 27 declined review of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in Miller v. C.H. Robinson – a case that has been of keen interest to the transportation industry, particularly brokers, for quite some time. Without the Supreme Court’s review, the decision of the case will stand, which held a […]
J.B. Hunt (CCJ Top 250, No. 3) announced last week that the cargo vessel Johnelle has docked at the Port of Everett in Washington, with more than 250 new containers reserved for the expansion of J.B. Hunt’s intermodal fleet. The Johnnie Bryan, a second cargo vessel, is expected to dock at the Port of Hueneme in […]
